Guitarist

The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre, comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage. Formed in 1980 and consistently playing to sold-out houses worldwide, the quartet performs inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks that provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. The quartet’s diverse discography includes the 2005 Grammy-winning Guitar Heroes, the 2004 Grammy-nominated LAGQ-Latin, and their most recent album from 2022, Opalescent. In addition to solo programs, the LAGQ has toured collaborative works with choirs, orchestras, vocalists, and dancers. Highlights include their program Don Quixote, narrated by actor Philip Proctor (featured during the 2009-10 season of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series), and Shingo Fujii’s work SHIKI: Seasons of Japan, featuring a guitar orchestra. In 2021, the quartet received the Artistic Achievement Award from the Guitar Foundation of America.

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

Four uniquely accomplished musicians bring a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. The Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. LAGQ performances embody what the Los Angeles Times calls “...unrivaled joy, technical élan, and questing spirit.”

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Guitar/Herbst)

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

The Grammy Award-winning LAGQ is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. They consistently play to sold-out houses world-wide. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Programs including Latin, African, Far East, Irish, Folk and American Classics transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience. Their ‘Don Quixote’ collaboration with Firesign Theater veteran, actor Philip Proctor, continues to expand and delight audiences and the work 'SHIKI: Seasons of Japan' written for the LAGQ plus guitar orchestra by composer Shingo Fujii is connecting communities across the nation.

Samford University

For over four decades, the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) has set the standard for expressiveness and virtuosity among guitar ensembles.

Guitarist

Matt Greif

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 13, 2027

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet · Konzerthalle im Steinfurter Bagno

Past events

Oct 31, 2026

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Nov 8, 2025

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Guitar/Herbst) · San Francisco Performances

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